Oh god, I need another fix, I've got the truck loaded with diesel I HAVE to drive to a stove shop now, it's urgent. Sorry Shelley I have to leave now, the Sherrick winter is upon us... the end of the world is here.

The forecast has been dead on so far. This has been one of the coolest Summers on record to date. Here is a map which shows the average departure from normal from June 1st to August 5th. Now remember that September is going to be an Indian Summer type month. Don't let it fool you. Use the time wisely.

I am William, every morning I twiddle my thumbs frantically and wait patiently for Wilsons message that my BB babies are ready. Everybody else seems to have theirs.

If they were ready now I would face a quandary. Do I face Cape Cod traffic in the summer or jump off the roof... hmmm, it's a toss up. Perhaps I can wait until mid September and drive up in the ice and the snow. Meanwhile while today I am uncapping two chimneys and putting on a lid of some sort. This wonderful dry weather can't last.

Stockpile some coal now if you can. Remember last Feb when some coal sizes were hard to come by at the dealers? It won't go bad sitting in a pile at your house and it is a good investment.

I stopped by my dealer this week and talked to him about picking up 10 ton in the next couple weeks. I just need to move 7 ton of 3/4 stone and make some room for it. I should be set for 2 years if the weather is like last winter and maybe 3 if it is a little milder.

If you put the pieces together, the climate pattern that made the winter so cold last year may very well return again this winter. This is because the warm waters in the Northeast Pacific are still here today, and if they remain there this winter, the chances of ridging appearing in that area are high, which could lead to another very cold winter.

While the fall will kick off with days of sunshine and temperatures above normal in some of the region's largest cities, including New York City and Philadelphia, the polar vortex may make its return for short, sporadic periods in September.

47* at 6:30 a/m on AUGUST 15 ,2014,we only made it to about 75* yesterday & todays forecast is the same ...75* high, tonite 50*,here on our hill we are usually a few degrees lower than the forecast. It is comfortable weather,we are enjoying not running the ac ,but a bit concerned about some of the crops maturing without the higher temps. Any one else that is regularly around animals,noticed any thing unusual about their behavior ? Seems our cats are a month or so ahead of schedule in their wanting to be in a building or sitting in the sunshine lots more than usual for this time of year,we have some house cats & a bunch of outdoor cats that we care for.